Reports

Post-Quantum Cryptography 2026: The Age of Deployment

Post-Quantum Cryptography 2026: The Age of Deployment examines the rapidly expanding market for quantum-safe cybersecurity technologies as enterprises, governments, and critical infrastructure operators prepare for the arrival of Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers (CRQCs). While estimates vary, many experts now place “Q-Day,” the point at which quantum computers can break today’s public-key cryptography, within the 2030-2035 timeframe. Because cryptographic migrations can take many years to complete, organizations are increasingly recognizing that the transition to post-quantum security must begin immediately.

Quantum Drug and Materials Design: Use Cases and Market Forecasts: 2026-2035

Quantum computing is reshaping future pharmaceutical research and advanced materials design. This sector remains at an early stage; but with real-world demonstrations on quantum hardware are underway, with leading pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, and aerospace firms exploring how quantum systems can accelerate discovery, simulation, and optimization.

At CIR, we track the companies, technologies, partnerships, and algorithms driving this transformation. Our research examines how hybrid quantum-classical workflows are being used today for molecular simulation, catalyst development, battery chemistry, computational fluid dynamics, next-generation materials engineering and other strategically vital areas.

Markets for Photonic Quantum Computers

Our primary goal in this report is to analyze and quantify the commercial potential for quantum computers that use photonics for their main fabric. There are perhaps 15 models of such machines being commercialized at the present time with PsiQuantum having attracted the largest funding to date and Xanadu attracting considerable attention, too. But there are others as we report in this document, inevitably not as well known as PsiQuantum and Xanadu.

Of the serious contender technologies for quantum computers, photonic quantum computers seem the most “edgy” in that they (1) are the most strongly associated with measurement-based quantum computers (MBQCs) with their apparent path to significantly improved error correction and (2) offer a “natural path” to advanced quantum networks.

Markets for Neutral Atom Quantum Computers

Use cases for quantum computing, including neutral atom quantum computing, are still being explored. Consequently, the vast majority of target markets are entire market sectors rather than individual applications. In our interviews no single application was mentioned more than three times, whereas three sectors reached double digits. We should also note that the quantum computing applications being pushed at this early stage in the game are similar across all quantum computer types, although what applications actually succeed for a particular type of quantum computer may be better defined later in the evolution of quantum computing and is hard — if not impossible — to predict at the moment.

Co-Packaged Optics in the AI Data Center: A Ten-Year Market and Technology Forecast

This report explores the future of co-packaged optics (CPO) and related technologies as an interconnect technology for AI data centers. It includes granular forecasts of CPO shipments taking into consideration realistic time frames for the commercial development of CPO. The forecasts are broken out in various ways including, data rate, standards/technology location in the network (data center interconnect, intra-rack and inter-rack). There are also strategic profiles of approximately 30 major influencer firms developing CPO products. Finally, the report devotes significant space to how end-users will optimally deploy CPO for AI in the next ten years both in the immediate future and how this will change as products and standards change.

Quantum Computer Markets: Who Leads?

In this report we provide 13 strategic profiles of distinguished firms around the world working to provide the quantum computer market with full-stack quantum computers and compare them according to a new rating scheme we constructed. Our assessment approach scheme is unique in that it takes into consideration more than just technical benchmarking and appraises the companies considered on other factors that are just as important to long-term business success.